D.C. cop sentenced for shooting involving transgenders
By Andrea Noble
The Washington Times
Thursday, January 10, 2013
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/10/dc-cop-sentenced-shooting-incident/ (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/10/dc-cop-sentenced-shooting-incident/)
An off-duty D.C. police officer convicted of assault with a dangerous weapon and solicitation of prostitution will spend three years on probation for an incident that ended with him drunkenly firing a gun into a car full of people.
D.C. Superior Court Judge Russell F. Canan on Thursday sentenced Metropolitan Police Department Officer Kenneth Furr to 14 months in prison, but gave him credit for time served while he was awaiting trial, meaning the officer will not spend any more time in jail.
A jury acquitted Officer Furr, who remains a member of the police department but is suspended without pay, of several more serious charges — including assault with intent to kill — from the Aug. 26, 2011, incident.
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Furr Sentenced to Probation, Community Service
Off-duty MPD officer accused of shooting at group including two transgender women receives suspended sentence, credit for time served
By John Riley
Published on January 10, 2013, 5:13pm
http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=8049 (http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=8049)
Kenneth Furr, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer accused of shooting his service weapon while off-duty at a car of five people, including two transgender women, was sentenced today in D.C. Superior Court to three years' probation, 100 hours of community service and a $150 fine. Sentencing follows a jury's October 2012 finding of Furr guilty of one count of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of sexual solicitation for prostitution.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lara Worm and Natalia Medina argued that Furr should be sentenced to the maximum penalty for brandishing a gun on Aug. 26, 2011, and threatening three of the victims following an altercation at a Chinatown-area CVS, hours prior to the shooting near the intersection of First and Pierce Streets NW. Furr faced up to 60 months in prison for the assault charge and up to 30 days for the solicitation charge.
In her statements during sentencing, Worm blasted Furr's actions as reckless and a violation of public trust.
''When a police officer commits a crime, it hurts the community, as well as the Police Department'' Worm said. ''Mr. Furr's actions are an extreme embarrassment to the Metropolitan Police Department.''
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Shoot At A Black Transwoman, Get Out Of Jail Free
Posted by Monica Roberts at 12:30 AM
http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/01/shoot-at-black-transwoman-get-out-of.html (http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2013/01/shoot-at-black-transwoman-get-out-of.html)
Been keeping up with the ongoing story of Kenneth Furr, the inebriated Washington DC cop who while off duty shot at a group of Black transwomen and their friends.after one refused his unwanted advances in a NW Washington CVS drugstore back in August 2011.
He was convicted back on October 27 of assault with a deadly weapon and soliciting prostitution. Furr had been suspended without pay from Washington Metro PD pending resolution of this ugly incident in which two of the transwomen were wounded and one of the wounded men was hospitalized. .
Furr was facing up to 10 years in jail and another 90 days for the solicitation charge, but I'll bet you can guess what happened during the sentencing phase yesterday. .
Furr was sentenced to 60 months in jail with 46 months of it suspended. That left 14 months of his jail time to be served, and isn't it convenient that is the exact amount of time Furr has already served in the Iron Bar Motel. Long story short, Furr got to walk out a free man.
He should be suspended permanently. A man like that shouldn't have the power and responsibility of a police officer.
No kidding! See this is what I am talking about, there are a lot of bad cops out there! He should totally not be allowed to have a badge anymore.
He is now a felon and can not own a gun again. Plus he has to register as a gun offender, which means he will always appear on lists of offenders to watch.